© Francis Kokoroko
Paulina Opoku-Gyimah says: This iconic image credited as, “Chinos on sale outside
the confines of a construction site” taken by photographer Francis Kokoroko in Kokomlemle,
Accra Ghana is not obviously beautiful -but it is!!! It is in my humble opinion reminiscent of some of the
best images I’ve seen editorial wise in high end fashion shopping pages.
The way Francis Kokoroko has managed to capture this
aspirational ‘shop’, -the perfect ‘apple’ green background and the simple but
elegantly way the chino trousers, all differing variations of browns, creams and khaki, -have been hanged using cheap
throwaway metal hangers, the type we stylists warn people about –is unexpectedly
aesthetically beautiful..
There’s a group of people called forecasters –and their sole
aim/job is the travel the globe in search of inspiration and naturally occurring
trends like this and they will go bananas over this image. Their findings be it
images or actual things like retro leather bags found in flea markets in Peru
etc trickle down and become future trends –guiding the fashion world and
beyond.
Anyway I’ll stop waffling on –only I love this image and have
starting to follow and recognise Francis Kokoroko’s work ---which has a lovely
almost dreamlike quality them. And unlike most Ghana based photographers, -he
has no ‘lighting’ problems and travel all over Africa to achieve his ‘look and
style’.
I’m going to add Francis Kokoroko to my list of people I want to work with regards to portraits and landscape photography –and advice you all to keep an eye on his blog which showcases all his fabulous photographic and travel happenings and some of the most incredible images of every day street life –I’ve ever seen in Ghana via: http://okokoroko.tumblr.com
Ghana Rising is predicting that Francis Kokoroko is the
next big thing in photography.
**Credit: the above photo
comes courtesy of © Francis Kokoroko
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